Image From Here Well, here is the final installment of this series. I am not as familiar with some of these artists than the others posted. And, I was quite surprised to see how low Billy Idol charted for the song Flesh For Fantasy . I'd have thought that track would have charted a lot higher. The first three posts in the series are below. The 80's (as I said before) was such a vital time for music. It clearly helped define the music that we listen to today. And [...]
The Special A.K.A.: Gangsters YouTube: Gangsters
Forget the O'Neill/Adams run. Forget the Englehart/Rogers stories. Forget the issue when the Caped Crusader tossed a car battery at a thug . Here is the greatest Batman story ever told -- a public service announcement from late 1949: "Holy Spygate, Batman!" "Quick, old chum, dispense the Bat-Race Riot Supression Spray!" "I speak for the majority , twerp! [...]
In the late '80s, the apartheid Security Branch raided my place a couple of times. That sounds more grandiose than it really was: my part in the destruction of the racist regime was minute. The fact that the SB was investigating at all me shows just how pervasive the bastards really were. I also hasten to point out that by the second raid, they had dispatched the intellectual rejects from the
This is the premier issue of Debut magazine which was started in Germany and brought over to the UK in the early 80s. It was given to me by my friend Price James who is a great friend and fantastic video director, having done videos for Shitdisco, Simian Mobile Disco, The Teenagers and Friendly Fires. Check out his stuff here. Each magazine featured a full 12" lp with various artists. I have chosen to put the complete magazine up on the web and it has all kinds of amazing pictures and material from that [...]
Bank Robber Just noticed that today is anniversary of John Dillinger's death in 1934. The supposed 'Robin Hood' of the gangster world of inter-war America, Dillinger met his end when waylaid by FBI agents outside a cinema in Chicago. Some people even have a 'John Dillinger' day in his memory. Bizarre. The Clash - I Fought The Law (mp3) ( buy ) The Special AKA - Gangsters (mp3) ( buy and other ska )
Songs in Space
snuhthing/anything
Armagideon Time
Any Major Dude With Half A Heart
Dalston Oxfam Shop
The World Won't Listen
The Corner Laughers “Poppy Seeds”
The orchestra is dreaming
